Colorado State at Matt Gribble Invitational
Jan. 7, 2005 • Coral Gables, Fla. • All Day
Rams to Compete in Miami
The Colorado State women's swimming and diving team (5-1) will head for
the Sunshine State when they compete in the Matt Gribble Invitational
hosted by the University of Miami on Jan. 7 in Coral Gables, Fla.
Schools in the inaugural event include Florida, Florida International,
Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Penn State and Vassar.
Rams Pick Up Pair of Dual Victories on the Road
Colorado State earned a pair of road dual wins with a 189-111 win at
Northern Colorado Dec. 2 and a 148-84 victory at Air Force Dec. 4. The
wins improved CSU's dual record to 5-1 on the year and brought the team
to 3-1 in Mountain West action. Chandra Engs led the Ram swimmers with
four first-place finishes while diver Elyse Hall had two first-place
finishes, a second place finish, and a top score in exhibition. Alina
Roberts, Tara Staley and Amy Abrams each earned two first-place finishes
on the weekend as CSU finished first in 23 of 29 events on the weekend
while coming in first and second in 14 of 29 events.
MWC Swimmer of the Week
Colorado State sophomore Chandra Engs was named Mountain West Conference
Women's Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 8. Engs, a Cambridge, Ontario,
Canada, native, helped the Rams to dual meet victories over Northern
Colorado and conference foe Air Force, claiming four first-place
finishes in the process. Against the Bears, she was victorious in the
200-yard butterfly (2:14.65), 100-yard freestyle (54.22) and the
200-yard individual medley (2:11.32, season best). In CSU's conference
win over the Falcons, Engs tallied a win in the 100-yard freestyle
(10:47.30) and also placed fifth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.42).
Up Next...
The Rams will return home to host a pair of Mountain West dual meets in
Moby Pool in the month of January. CSU hosts Utah in a 5 p.m. meet on
Jan. 13 before entertaining BYU on Jan. 15 at 2 p.m.
